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Herndon, VA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto spends 4.7% more per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 59.7% higher in Palo Alto than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 15.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%1.5%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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